New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday greeted people on Eid al-Adha and asked them to be content with modest celebrations at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his message on the eve of the festival, the vice president said Eid al-Adha is a celebration of unswerving devotion to god and the boundless compassion and love the almighty has for his creation.

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"The festival inspires us to inculcate empathy, practice sacrifice and promote peace and universal brotherhood," he said.

As India and the world continue to fight a relentless battle against the spread of COVID-19, we have been forced to celebrate almost all of our traditional festivals at home in a more subdued manner, Naidu observed.

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"Under these circumstances, we have to be content with a modest celebration and strictly adhere to the safety protocols of wearing masks, maintaining physical distancing and personal hygiene during all our celebrations," he said.

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